Boundary Conditions for Participative Leadership Promote Subordinates' Innovative Work Behaviors: A Time-Lag Investigation Based on the Conservation of Resources Theory

IF 3.9 3区管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT

Creativity and Innovation Management Pub Date : 2026-08-04 Epub Date: 2026-03-04 DOI:10.1111/caim.70041

Kyungmin Kim

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Abstract

This study examines the conditions necessary for supervisors' participative leadership to enhance innovative work behaviors among their subordinates effectively. By incorporating the concepts of resource gain and resource loss from Conservation of Resources Theory, we anticipated that the combination of two variables—psychological contract and psychological safety—would moderate the relationship between participative leadership and innovative work behaviors. Data were collected from 237 participants over two time points, with a three-month interval, to examine the time-lag effect of participative leadership on innovative work behaviors. Structural equation modeling was used for statistical analysis. The results indicated that a supervisor's participative leadership positively influences the innovative work behavior of subordinates. However, this positive effect occurs only within the group of individuals who possess a high level of perception regarding both their psychological contract and psychological safety. Participative leadership did not have a significant impact on groups where either one of these factors, or both, was low. The findings suggest that individuals' innovative work behaviors should be reconceptualized as strategies for managing personal resources, influenced by the interaction of multiple factors related to resource gain and resource loss.

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参与式领导的边界条件促进下属创新工作行为：基于资源守恒理论的时滞研究

本研究探讨主管参与式领导有效提升下属创新工作行为的必要条件。通过引入资源守恒理论中的资源获得和资源损失概念，我们预期心理契约和心理安全两个变量的组合将调节参与式领导与创新工作行为之间的关系。为了检验参与式领导对创新工作行为的滞后效应，研究人员在两个时间点（间隔三个月）内收集了237名参与者的数据。采用结构方程模型进行统计分析。结果表明，主管参与式领导对下属的创新工作行为有正向影响。然而，这种积极的影响只发生在对他们的心理契约和心理安全都拥有高水平感知的个体群体中。参与式领导在这些因素中的任何一个或两者都低的群体中没有显著的影响。研究结果表明，个体的创新工作行为应被重新定义为一种管理个人资源的策略，它受到与资源获得和资源损失相关的多种因素的相互作用的影响。

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Creativity and Innovation Management MANAGEMENT-

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期刊介绍： Creativity and Innovation Management bridges the gap between the theory and practice of organizing imagination and innovation. The journal''s central consideration is how to challenge and facilitate creative potential, and how then to embed this into results-oriented innovative business development. The creativity of individuals, coupled with structured and well-managed innovation projects, creates a sound base from which organizations may operate effectively within their inter-organizational and societal environment. Today, successful operations must go hand in hand with the ability to anticipate future opportunities. Therefore, a cultural focus and inspiring leadership are as crucial to an organization''s success as efficient structural arrangements and support facilities. This is reflected in the journal''s contents: -Leadership for creativity and innovation; the behavioural side of innovation management. -Organizational structures and processes to support creativity and innovation; interconnecting creative and innovative processes. -Creativity, motivation, work environment/creative climate and organizational behaviour, creative and innovative entrepreneurship. -Deliberate development of creative and innovative skills including the use of a variety of tools such as TRIZ or CPS. -Creative professions and personalities; creative products; the relationship between creativity and humour; arts and amp; humanities side of creativity.